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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia hits centre of Kramatorsk with Molniya UAV
Russian troops attacked the centre of the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on 9 June, using a Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Source: Kramatorsk City Council Quote: "As of 14:20, there is no information about casualties. However, the strike damaged several apartment buildings." Details: The full consequences of the attack are still being confirmed. Emergency and utility services are working at the scene of the strike. The wreckage of a Molniya UAV that Russia used to hit Kramatorsk on 9 June 2025. Photo: Serhii Horbatenko on Facebook Also, on the night of 8-9 June, Russian troops attacked an industrial area in Kramatorsk with a Smerch multiple-launch rocket system. The wreckage of a Molniya UAV that Russia used to hit Kramatorsk on 9 June 2025. Photo: Serhii Horbatenko on Facebook Background: On 27 May, Russian troops launched three strikes on a residential area in Kramatorsk, injuring a family and another resident of the city. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
LeMonde
3 days ago
- Politics
- LeMonde
Russia steps up use of new military technologies against Ukraine, including AI
Bursts of automatic gunfire rang out some hundred meters away. The soldiers chatting on the side of the road connecting Sloviansk and Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine at first paid no attention. But, when a buzzing sound filled the air, someone shouted: "Drone!" A confused voice asked, "Ours or the enemy's?" Soldiers at the nearby Ukrainian military checkpoint had already answered the question with their weapons. The troops ran to take cover under the trees and bushes below. The loitering munition continued its course in the sky, then vanished from sight. No one was sure what exactly had just flown over them. The nearest Russian positions were 20 kilometers away, a distance considered relatively safe and out of reach for most enemy attack drones. "The situation is deteriorating rapidly," said Maxime, an officer with the 14 th assault brigade, Tchervona Kalyna ("Red Viburnum"), who was not authorized to give his last name. "That drone had wings. It was either a Molniya or a Matka." The officer explained that the latter is a "mother drone," which carries four small loitering munitions, or kamikaze drones. This mother drone doubles the range of Russian attack drones. It is also used for aerial reconnaissance and for guiding its "children" to their targets. "We saw the first Matka 10 months ago. Since then, it's been improved and has spread everywhere. The road to Dobropillia is heavily targeted now. There are destroyed vehicles everywhere, including civilian ones. If the 'children' don't find a high-value target [armored vehicles or artillery], they start to strike anything that's alive."
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian troops deploy Chuika 3.0 detector to intercept FPV drone feeds
Ukrainian troops are now using the Chuika 3.0 video signal detector, which intercepts the video feed from FPV drones to their operators. The device is among the most popular pieces of technology currently available on the Brave1 Market, a Ukrainian defence technology marketplace for military personnel launched in late April 2025. Source: Brave1 on Facebook Details: The Brave1 Market now offers over 1,100 products, ranging from software to drones. Among the most popular technologies is the Chuika 3.0 detector, developed by BlueBird Drones. It is a form of electronic warfare equipment used for radio-electronic reconnaissance. Brave1 said that it intercepts the analogue video signal from an FPV drone to the operator, allowing the user to view the operator's screen in real time and respond accordingly. "The primary target is FPV drones, but the device can also intercept signals from enemy ground robotic systems and long-range strike UAVs such as the Molniya, provided the signal is analogue," Brave1 noted. The detector has a range of up to 4 km. When a drone with an analogue video signal enters the device's range, Chuika alerts the user with an audio signal that intensifies as the drone approaches. "The screen displays the source of the signal (up to three simultaneously) and its frequencies," Brave1 added. "The operator can switch channels to display the intercepted video feed on screen and determine whether the drone is Ukrainian or Russian, as well as identify its route. The interface is simple and intuitive." Chuika 3.0 scans video signals in 4 to 8 seconds, and its software can even intercept encrypted signals. The manufacturer is said to regularly update and improve the software based on real feedback from the battlefield. Chuika 3.0 Photo: BlueBird Drones "At present, the device operates across three key frequency ranges, covering up to 95% of the most common FPV drone frequencies," Brave1 emphasised. "Plans for this year include the development of a more powerful Chuika 4.0, network interaction and integration with electronic warfare systems." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
At least 2 killed after Russia bombards five regions of Ukraine with missiles, drones
May 1 (UPI) -- Russia launched aerial attacks against five Ukrainian regions in the east, southwest and center of the country overnight, launching balllistic missiles and more than 100 drones that killed at least two people and injured more a dozen. "While Ukraine makes progress on the international front, Russians continue to bombard our civilian population back home," deputy prime minister and econony minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote in a post on X Thursday morning, hours after inking a landmark deal to share Ukraine's mineral resources with the United States. "Last night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 5 ballistic missiles and 170 drones. Among the targets was our historic coastal city of Odessa, with 2 people killed and 15 injured. Apartment buildings, a school and other civilian infrastructure destroyed," she wrote. Odessa Gov. Oleh Kiper shared images on Telegram showing extensive damage to a large apartment building in the key Black Sea port, emergency service personnel tackling major fires, and shattered shopfronts. Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk were also targeted. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his Telegram account that an elderly woman was hospitalized Thursday morning after being caught in a what officials believe was a delayed-action cluster munitions explosion in the southeastern part of the capital. "The explosive part of the downed drone went off with a delay. An elderly woman, a resident of the Darnytskyi district, was injured," he wrote. Kyiv City Military Administration Head Tymur Tkachenkov said the blast was among 10 unidentified detonations recorded in the area being investigated as possible delayed-action munitions. Acting Kyiv Gov. Mykola Kalashnyk said in an update on social media that three areas of the city, including the Boryspil district, were hit overnight with 12 private houses and a shop damaged mostly by fires ignited by falling debris from drones downed by air defenses. Rural districts in the surrounding region were also targeted. "Another overnight attack by Russian UAVs on Kyiv Oblast. Air defense systems were active in the region. Several aerial targets were shot down. There are no civilian casualties," Kalashnyk said/ "Residents whose property was damaged will be provided with all necessary assistance. We are already working on this together with local authorities and our international partners." At least eight explosions were heard in the eastern city of Sumy after "Shahed" type attack drones were detected heading toward the regional capital by the Ukrainian Air Force. Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said an industrial facility was badly damaged but that no casualties had been reported. In Kharkiv, four explosions were reported in the northwest of the city. "Early reports indicate that the enemy has hit the Kyivskyi district in Kharkiv with a Molniya UAV," Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said on his social media account. Earlier reports said a gas station was set ablaze late Wednesday after being struck by a drone. Production equipment, raw materials and cars were also damaged in a drone strike that ignited a major blaze at an industrial and warehouse complex in Vasyshcheve, 12 miles south of Kharkiv. The Air Force said it shot down or jammed 74 of a total of 170 drones launched overnight. The attacks came as Svyrydenko and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signed a long-delayed agreement Wednesday on sharing Ukraine's resources, particularly its deposits of so-called "rare earths," and the setting up of a joint Investment Reconstruction Fund in exchange for continued U.S. military and other assistance. The breakthrough came on the 101st day of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pledged to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, with the minerals deal a central plank of his plan. Svyrydenko traveled to Washington three days after Trump held a one-to-one private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inside the Vatican on the sidelines of the funeral of the late Pope Francis, with iconic images later emerging of the pair huddled in intense conversation in a corner of St. Peter's Basilica.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
Russian drone hits kindergarten in Kharkiv
A Russian Molniya drone is reported to have hit the Kyivskyi district of the city of Kharkiv on the afternoon of 13 April. Source: Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Details: Ukrainian authorities noted that the drone had hit the territory of a kindergarten. The glazing of the building's windows has been damaged. Windows in nearby high-rise buildings have reportedly also been smashed There were no casualties. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
